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Vijaydan Detha was born on 1 September, 1926 in Borunda, Jodhpur State, British India (now in Rajasthan, India), is a Rajasthani folklorist and writer (1926 – 2013). Discover Vijaydan Detha's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 87 years old?

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Occupation Writer
Age 87 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 1 September, 1926
Birthday 1 September
Birthplace Borunda, Jodhpur State, British India (now in Rajasthan, India)
Date of death 10 November, 2013
Died Place Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Nationality India

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His wife is Sayar Kanwar

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Children 5 (including Kailash Kabir)

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1926

Vijaydan Detha (1 September 1926 – 10 November 2013), also known as Bijji, was a noted Indian writer of Rajasthani literature.

He was a recipient of several awards including the Padma Shri and the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Detha has more than 800 short stories to his credit, which have been translated into English and other languages.

With Komal Kothari, he founded Rupayan Sansthan, an institute that documents Rajasthani folklore, art, and music.

His literary works include Bataan ri Phulwari (Garden of Tales), a 14-volume collection of stories that draws on folklore in the spoken dialects of Rajasthan.

1973

Many of his stories and novels have been adapted for the stage and the screen: adaptations include Mani Kaul's Duvidha (1973), Habib Tanvir and Shyam Benegal's Charandas Chor (1975), Prakash Jha's Parinati (1986), Amol Palekar's Paheli (2005), Pushpendra Singh's The Honour Keeper (2014), Dedipya Joshii's Kaanchli Life in a Slough (2020), and Pushpendra Singh's Laila aur Satt Geet (2020).

Detha said, "My land [Rajasthan] is full of stories, whatever I've written is just a drop of the ocean".

Detha, was inspired by Shah Govradhan Lal Kabra to write in Rajasthani "till date I have not written in any other language", he said regarding his love for the language.

2011

He portrayed the sufferings of the poor in his writings and was also tipped for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2011 which ultimately went to Tomas Tranströmer.

Due to respect for his mother tongue Rajasthani, Bijji has never written in any other language, most of his works are translated into Hindi by one of his sons Kailash Kabeer.

Detha also been credited for editing following works